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Life in the Danakil Depression, the World's Hottest Inhabited Place

The Danakil Depression in northeastern Ethiopia, lying 125 meters below sea level with an average annual temperature of 34.4 degrees Celsius, is the hottest inhabited place on Earth. Residents manually extract salt and travel by caravan for two days to reach the nearest market.

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